Wireless

Industry media reported recently that some existing iPhone contract subscribers wishing to sign contracts for a new iPhone 4S handset before the end of their old subscription contract could have their SIM cards checked against both their new and old handsets each month. Read More...

Li Guoqing, CEO of Chinese B2C e-commerce site Dangdang (NYSE: DANG), announced recently that Dangdang will extend sales of home appliances next month to the cities of Fuzhou, Jinan and Wuxi, followed by nationwide expansion in April. Read More...

Chinese online video sharing site 56.com announced today that its self-produced programming had been viewed more than 200 mln times since 56.com first launched self-produced content half a year ago, affirming the potential for video sites to develop their own programming. Read More...

Television

Hu Wei, head of the Publicity Department of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, announced recently that China's national "Huhutong" rural direct-broadcast satellite (DBS) initiative will be deployed in Xinjiang, giving broadcasting authorities there three years to complete construction of a Huhutong platform. Read More...

Japan-based joint-stock corporation Daifu, which provides Chinese-language TV programming in Japan, recently announced the launch of CCTV Daifu, a new channel launched in partnership with China Central Television (CCTV) that began broadcasting on January 22 with content in both Chinese and Japanese. Read More...

Hardware & Software

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has announced IT product export statistics for 2011, with total national import/export value up 11.5% YoY to reach USD 1.13 trln. Read More...

The board of directors of Chinese enterprise management software developer Kingdee International Software Group (0268.HK) has announced that Feng Guohua has resigned as Executive Director and President of the company and Chief Executive Officer of Kingdee Software (China), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the company, due to family and personal reasons. Read More...